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LOGAN, Utah - Utah State came back from three runs down in Sunday's finale against Boise State, capping the comeback with Libby Pederson's walk-off homer in the seventh for the 8-7 win at Johnson Field.

Boise State (12-31, 4-11 MW) will look to rebound from the sweep as it opens a six-game homestand at Dona Larsen Park next Friday-Sunday (April 29-May 1) against New Mexico.

The Aggies (22-20, 8-7 MW) got a run back in their half of the fifth on Alleyah Armendariz' RBI then tied it in the sixth behind a pinch-hit RBI single from Sydnee Hart and a Noelle Johnson fielder's choice that scored Bailey Lewis with the tying run.

Pederson then led off the seventh with a solo homer, her fourth of the season, off of Bronco starter Nicole Wilson to complete Utah State's sweep.

Wilson fell to 6-8 with the loss, allowing eight runs on 11 hits with two strikeouts. Armendariz improved to 2-4 with the win in relief, allowing just one hit over the final two innings.

For the Broncos, Sullivan made her only hit of the contest count, jumping on the first pitch from Johnson and sending a towering drive deep and out to right for her fifth homer of the campaign.

Johnson was charged with all seven runs over four and two-thirds innings and struck out five batters for the Aggies.

Serrano and Hughes each went 2-for-4 for the Broncos Sunday. Jazmin Clarke was the only Aggies with two hits, going 2-for-3 and scoring twice.

The Broncos struck first in the contest on Pearson's RBI single in the second. Utah State answered with two in the third as Sarah Chow tripled to score Jazmin Clarke then stole home a batter later. The Aggies stretched their lead to 4-1 in the fourth on Victoria Saucedo's two-run homer.